Episodes

March 26, 2025

412 - Hung La - Who is the "Dangerous Man" Behind Lựu Đạn?

Hung La is a Vietnamese-American fashion designer based in London, known for his innovative menswear and exploration of Asian identity in fashion. Growing up in a Vietnamese community outside Washington, D.C., he was influenc...

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March 24, 2025

411- Viet Cinema Canon - Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh - How is Viet Cinema Being Reclaimed?

In this first episode of The Viet Cinema Canon, host Anderson Le is joined by Vietnamese director Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh. Together, they discuss Minh’s journey into film directing, touching on his early influences and his crit...

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March 21, 2025

410 - Diana Nguyen - From Comic to Clown Doctor

Born to Vietnamese refugee parents and raised in Melbourne, Diana Nguyen’s work blends her Vietnamese heritage with her personal experiences, offering audiences a universally relatable perspective. From her critically acclaim...

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March 18, 2025

409 - Viet History Makers - Can Well-Behaved Women Make History?

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization (Oxford University Press, 2024), in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures a...

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March 15, 2025

408 - Nguyễn Văn Thiệu - When Do You Give Up in a Fight?

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization (Oxford University Press, 2024), in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures a...

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March 11, 2025

407 - Dustin Nguyen - From Vietnam to Hollywood to Vietnam and Back Again

Dustin Nguyen has left a mark on global audiences since the 1980s, first appearing alongside Tom Selleck in Magnum P.I. and later making waves in Hollywood with Johnny Depp in 21 Jump Street . But his journey didn’t stop ther...

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Feb. 28, 2025

406 - Viet History Makers - Can Truth Be The Enemy? A Look into the Life of Nguyễn Mạnh Tường

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization (Oxford University Press, 2024), in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures a...

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Feb. 25, 2025

Alex Duong Needs Our Support

This is a special segment for a friend of the podcast, Alex Duong, who is in need of our community's support. Alex recently was diagnosed with a rare cancer and has left blinded in one eye. In this segment, Alex shares with u...

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Feb. 14, 2025

405 - Viet History Makers - Who Was Ho Chi Minh? Part 2

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity , in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures and moments in Vietnamese history. In this second part episode of Viet...

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Feb. 5, 2025

404 - Viet History Makers - Who Was Ho Chi Minh?

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity , in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures and moments in Vietnamese history. In this episode of Viet History Mak...

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Feb. 3, 2025

Ep. 9 - SEA Dreams - Why Hasn't There Been Any Modern Asian Soccer Teams in the World Cup?

In this episode of SEA Dreams , we dive into the world of soccer in Southeast Asia—its growth, challenges, and the elusive dream of making it to the FIFA World Cup. Recently, Vietnam’s victory over Thailand made headlines, ma...

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Jan. 24, 2025

403 - Vietnamese History Makers - Phạm Quỳnh - How to Seduce Your Enemy

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity, in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures and moments in Vietnamese history. In this episode of Viet History Make...

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Jan. 18, 2025

402 - Theresa Bui Costanza - Rebuilding After The 2025 Altadena Fire

In this episode, we sit down with Theresa Costanza Bui, a survivor of the devastating Altadena Fire of 2025. As the inferno swept through her community, Theresa faced the unimaginable moment of evacuating her home, leaving be...

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Jan. 14, 2025

401 - Viet History Makers - Can the Vietnamese Think for Themselves?

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity , in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures and moments in Vietnamese history. In this episode of Viet History Mak...

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Dec. 31, 2024

400 - Cat Bao Le + Tinh Thanh Nguyen - Who Are The Vietnamese Deportables?

Cat Bao Le has been organizing in North Carolina and the South for 14 years. Prior to that Cat worked in the Bay Area at the Asian Law Caucus in the area of civil rights. During this time Cat also worked with farm workers fro...

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Dec. 28, 2024

399 - Linda Nguyen - Rose Parade Float Producer, Love 2 Yeu’s “Journey of Dreams”

Linda Nguyen 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. She has elevated impactful projects, honoring the heritage, stories, and ideas of ...

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Dec. 27, 2024

395 - Viet History Makers - Did President Ngô Đình Diệm Deserve to Die?

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity , in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures and moments in Vietnamese history. In this episode of Viet History Mak...

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Dec. 24, 2024

397 - Chris Tran Travels - Why Don't We Get Along?

Chris Tran is a teacher and content creator, born in Los Angeles, California, and now based in Vietnam. As a second-generation Vietnamese-American, he blends his heritage and personal experiences to create content about langu...

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Dec. 17, 2024

Ep. 8 - SEA Dreams - Is Cryptocurrency a Game Changer or Ticking Time Bomb for Southeast Asia?

In this episode of Southeast Asian Dreams , we tackle one of the region’s most pressing modern debates: is cryptocurrency a game-changer or a ticking time bomb for Southeast Asia's future? With its potential to revolutionize ...

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Dec. 16, 2024

396 - Kevin and Kelly Luu - Writer/Director - Does Our Real Voice Matter?

Kevin and Kelly Luu are a writer-director duo raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts and based in Los Angeles. Inspired by their parents' harrowing journey to America, as well as their upbringing in an underserved, predominantl...

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Dec. 12, 2024

395 - Viet History Makers - Nguyen Thi Dinh - How Does Someone Become Communist?

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity , in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures and moments in Vietnamese history. In this episode of Viet History Mak...

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Dec. 10, 2024

394 - What Jenni Did - Can Parental Pressure Be Blamed For Murder?

Jeremy Grimaldi, Executive Producer of Netflix’s true-crime documentary What Jennifer Did, is an award-winning author, celebrated for A Daughter’s Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story. Based in Toronto, he is a seasoned c...

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Dec. 5, 2024

393 - Viet History Makers - Would Democracy Be Good for Vietnam? - Phan Chu Trinh

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity , in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures and moments in Vietnamese history. In this episode of Viet History Mak...

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Dec. 4, 2024

392 - Hoang Nguyen - If You Don't Have a Seat At the Table You ARE the Menu

Hoàng Nguyễn is the Director of External Affairs at AAPI Equity Alliance, a co-founding partner of the national organization Stop AAPI Hate. He currently leads the organization’s external and government relations along with p...

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